Which to use
“démonte” and “dénonce” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,949
- “démonte” frequency rank
- #4,419
- “dénonce” frequency rank
- 29368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | démonte | dénonce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de démonter. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de dénoncer. |
Where the eye mixes démonte and dénonce
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. démonte and dénonce follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses démonte with dénonce
A purely visual mix-up. démonte (\de.mɔ̃t\) and dénonce (\de.nɔ̃s\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29368, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
démonte is recorded at frequency rank #24,949, classified as averb, pronounced \de.mɔ̃t\. dénonce is at rank #4,419, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.nɔ̃s\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 29368, this pair ranks #317,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of démonte vs dénonce
Shared letters: denoé. Private to "démonte": mt. Private to "dénonce": c.
"démonte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dénonce" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "démonte" for "dénonce" ever safe?
Frequency check: "démonte" vs "dénonce" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "démonte" and "dénonce" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "démonte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dénonce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,126 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "démonte" and "dénonce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "débouté vs démonte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #317,126 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.